3.51 The challenge must be met if the rating system is to succeed, if it is to produce ratings that will satisfy the players and the users of the rating list.
| Player | Rounds | Elo | SRM |
|---|---|---|---|
| axlrosen | 8 | 2420 | 1773 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | 0.572 | 0.757 | 1.286 | 90.4 | -69 | 405 | 1819 | 1773 | 214 |
| SRMFix | 0.757 | 0.912 | 1.524 | 133.8 | -58 | 661 | 2163 | 2154 | 232 |
| Odd | 0.717 | 0.920 | 1.575 | 139.4 | -42 | 662 | 2313 | 2313 | 206 |
| EloSRM | 0.734 | 0.931 | 1.582 | 146.2 | -40 | 659 | 2420 | 2420 | 206 |
| initial | 1.113 | 1.175 | 1.650 | 141.5 | -30 | 484 | 2272 | 2272 | 282 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2004-05-27 | SRM 196 | 1 | 43 | 56.76 | 0.40 | 44 | 2420 | 206 | 28 | 1773 | 214 |
| 7 | 2004-03-13 | SRM 186 | 1 | 66 | 65.64 | -0.01 | 10 | 2376 | 225 | 1 | 1745 | 229 |
| 6 | 2004-03-01 | SRM 185 | 1 | 132 | 81.26 | -0.70 | -40 | 2366 | 231 | -69 | 1744 | 240 |
| 5 | 2004-02-17 | SRM 184 | 1 | 76 | 71.92 | -0.08 | 6 | 2406 | 186 | -6 | 1813 | 183 |
| 4 | 2004-01-22 | SRM 180 | 1 | 58 | 62.78 | 0.11 | 29 | 2401 | 186 | 12 | 1819 | 178 |
| 3 | 2003-12-22 | SRM 176 | 1 | 51 | 74.88 | 0.55 | 95 | 2371 | 197 | 51 | 1807 | 178 |
| 2 | 2003-11-25 | SRM 173 | 1 | 48 | 134.94 | 1.49 | 286 | 2277 | 285 | 151 | 1756 | 206 |
| 1 | 2003-11-20 | SRM 172 | 2 | 10 | 171.58 | 4.10 | 659 | 1990 | 668 | 405 | 1605 | 320 |